Which of the following leaders led the Awadh province during 1857 Revolt?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Begum Hazrat Mahal
In the Revolt of 1857, the leadership in Awadh (Lucknow) was taken by Begum Hazrat Mahal, a wife of the deposed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, whom the British had sent to Calcutta after annexing Awadh in 1856. She declared her young son Birjis Qadr the Nawab and led the rebels against the British in Lucknow.